One API call. Any website. Zero blocks.

Web Unlocker API handles proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, and anti-bot bypass in a single API call so you can focus on data, not infrastructure. With a 98% success rate, simply send a URL and get back clean HTML or JSON, ready to use.

                              curl https://api.brightdata.com/request
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY"
    -d '{
      "zone": "web_unlocker1",
      "url": "https://bright-data-unlocker-demo.vercel.app/",
      "format": "json"
    }'
                              
                            

                              (async () => {
  const response = await fetch('https://api.brightdata.com/request', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      zone: 'web_unlocker1',
      url: 'https://bright-data-unlocker-demo.vercel.app/',
      format: 'json'
    })
  });
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
})();
                              
                            

                              import requests
headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY',
}
payload = {
    'zone': 'web_unlocker1',
    'url': 'https://bright-data-unlocker-demo.vercel.app/',
    'format': 'json'
}
response = requests.post('https://api.brightdata.com/request', json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
                              
                            

                              
    

      
Bright Data Unlocker Demo
      
About Bright Data Unlocker
      
Bright Data Unlocker is a service that helps bypass bot detection and access websites that might otherwise
        block automated requests. It handles JavaScript rendering, manages cookies and sessions, and rotates IP
        addresses.
      
How It Works
      
When you make a request through Bright Data Unlocker:
      

        
Your request is routed through Bright Data's proxy network
        
The service handles any bot detection or anti-scraping measures
        
JavaScript is executed if needed to render dynamic content
        
The complete HTML response is returned to you    
      
    
                              
                            

                              # Bright Data Unlocker Demo
## About Bright Data Unlocker
Bright Data Unlocker is a service that helps bypass bot detection and access websites that might otherwise block automated requests. It handles JavaScript rendering, manages cookies and sessions, and rotates IP addresses.
## How It Works
When you make a request through Bright Data Unlocker:
1. Your request is routed through Bright Data's proxy network
2. The service handles any bot detection or anti-scraping measures
3. JavaScript is executed if needed to render dynamic content
4. The complete HTML response is returned to you
                              
                            

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Watch Web Unlocker tackle a live protected page from a single API call. Behind the scenes, it rotates through 400M+ residential IPs, mimics real browser fingerprints, renders JavaScript, and solves the CAPTCHA, returning clean HTML, JSON, Markdown, or a screenshot. No proxy setup, no browser maintenance, no anti-bot guesswork. Just one request, pay only for what works.

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Why developers love Web Unlocker

Web Unlocker API is best for use cases that involve web scraping. Instead of manually dealing with CAPCHAs, blocks, and other restrictions, Web Unlocker does the unlocking for you, and does so at an extremely high success rate (typically 100%). All you need to do is send one request, and the Unlocker takes care of the rest including adapting to constantly changing site blocks.

No, Web Unlocker API is not made for use on browsers or third party tools like Adspower, Puppeteer, Playwright, or Multilogin (MLA). If you need a solution that interacts with a browser, which also incorporates Bright Data’s unblocking tool Web Unlocker, check out our Scraping Browser solution.

Yes! Simply select the ‘Pay-As-You-Go’ plan at signup. Please note that the CPM is higher in the ‘Pay-As-You-Go’ plan, and you can switch plans at any stage.

Yes. Web Unlocker API is specifically built to handle sophisticated bot protection systems including Akamai Bot Manager. Akamai is one of the most challenging anti-bot systems in use today, deployed across real estate, financial, and e-commerce sites. Web Unlocker handles it automatically by combining browser fingerprint emulation, intelligent IP rotation, TLS fingerprint management, and behavioral mimicry at the network, protocol, browser, and OS level. No additional configuration is required on your end.

Yes. Web Unlocker API automatically detects and solves hCaptcha, including the image-based challenge variants commonly used on auction platforms, gaming sites, and real estate portals. hCaptcha solving is on by default and requires no setup. If a target page presents an hCaptcha challenge during your scraping session, Web Unlocker resolves it and returns the unlocked content transparently, without interrupting your pipeline.

Yes. Web Unlocker API handles reCAPTCHA v3, including its invisible, score-based variant that never shows a visible challenge to the user. Because reCAPTCHA v3 evaluates behavioral signals rather than presenting a puzzle, bypassing it requires realistic user emulation at every layer: IP reputation, browser fingerprint, request timing, and header patterns. Web Unlocker applies all of these automatically, which is why it achieves a near 100% success rate even on sites using reCAPTCHA v3 as a silent gatekeeper.